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Edinburgh hostels
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Best Edinburgh hostels
With a stay at Castle Rock Hostel in Edinburgh (Old Town Edinburgh), you'll be steps from Royal Mile and Scotch Whisky Experience. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
Overall 9.1 Excellent
Based on 1,090 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Excellent
8.2
Excellent
10.0
Excellent
10.0
Pros: the bed was the comfiest hostel bed i've been in so far, facilities are great and clean, awesome pub crawl and dancing nights, nice staff, and really awesome huge place. Oh and it's fantastic that they have a laundry service!
Cons: not really any diwnsides
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Lovely hostel, great showers, clean room, excellent social spaces. 10/10. Would have stayed longer if I had the time.
Cons: Breakfast was a bit weak for £1.50
Excellent
9.4
Pros: It was great all around. Well structured, hospitable, and affordable
CoDE Co-Living - THE LoFT - Edinburgh is centrally located in Edinburgh, a 4-minute walk from Princes Street Gardens and 8 minutes by foot from The Hub. Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Overall 9.0 Excellent
Based on 1,455 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
With a stay at High Street Hostel in Edinburgh (Old Town Edinburgh), you'll be steps from Royal Mile and Princes Street. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Overall 8.7 Excellent
Based on 1,140 reviews
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Excellent
8.5
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Cheap and comfortable
A stay at Pollock Halls places you in the heart of Edinburgh, steps from Royal Commonwealth Pool and 10 minutes by foot from Queen's Hall. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Limited parking is available onsite.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 2,602 reviews
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Excellent
9.0
Good
6.2
Excellent
9.1
Pros: Staff were really great. Very helpful with everything.
Cons: Not very close to any attractions, except Holyrood Park. (climb it, just do it, it's awesome)
Good
6.0
Pros: Breakfast options were incredible, but it can be very busy.
Cons: The shower room was cramped. The room was hot and there can be a lot of slamming doors late into the night.
A stay at Kick Ass Greyfriars (18+ hostel) places you in the heart of Edinburgh, steps from Grassmarket and Greyfriars Kirk. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 1,927 reviews
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Excellent
8.8
Excellent
9.4
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Good food and great staff. They made me feel very at home there and issued me a discount for being nice.
Cons: Nothing I can think of
A stay at Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel places you in the heart of Edinburgh, steps from Princes Street and 5 minutes by foot from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 1,353 reviews
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Excellent
8.0
Haystack Hostel is centrally located in Edinburgh, a 3-minute walk from St. Andrew Square and 6 minutes by foot from St. Giles' Cathedral. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 300 reviews
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Good
7.7
Pros: Too many people in one room
Cons: Staff was fine to talk to
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Really well recieved, the staff were brilliant, friendly and helpful. Constantly suggesting good local places to go. The rooms were clean and the facilities were excellent.
Cons: The only issue was the heat, the rooms were uncomfortably warm especially at night. But that was the only problem.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Locations is great, a bit hidden but in close to everything in city centre, and Waverly station. We only came back to sleep in the room for a few hours. Rabbies Tours cafe/bus stop. We only had contact with 2 staff members both spoke spanish, Eduardo and a young lady with dark hair. They were both helpful and accommodating with our luggage. Email response is also quick. Restrooms and showers were okay and clean.
Cons: The sheets of the beds and cover had stains some dark black stains and small blood stains.
A stay at a&o Edinburgh City places you in the heart of Edinburgh, steps from Edinburgh Vaults and Royal Mile. Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities.
Overall 7.9 Good
Based on 4,253 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Excellent
10.0
Excellent
10.0
Pros: 4 person suite that held the family. Our own bathroom and shower. Fresh and updated. We didn't use the other amenities. Definitely recommend
Cons: A little loud from some guests using the outdoor Café below our window but not bad.
A stay at Destiny Student Murano - Campus Accommodation places you in the heart of Edinburgh, within a 15-minute walk of Princes Street and Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 1,624 reviews
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A stay at Destiny Student Shrubhill - Campus Accommodation places you in the heart of Edinburgh, within a 15-minute walk of Princes Street and Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Overall 7.6 Good
Based on 1,227 reviews
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Okay
5.7
Pros: No breakfast. Double bed too little for two
Located in Edinburgh (Gorgie), Containers Hostel Edinburgh is within a 15-minute walk of Tynecastle Stadium and Murrayfield Stadium. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 9.1 Excellent
Based on 3 reviews
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Excellent
9.1
With a stay at Destiny Student Holyrood - Campus Accommodation, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, just a 5-minute walk from Palace of Holyroodhouse and 5 minutes by foot from Royal Mile. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Overall 7.4 Good
Based on 2,703 reviews
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Excellent
9.7
Pros: Very friendly staff, new facilities and very clean room. The venue is about 15 minutes walk from the city centre and convenient to get to Weverley train station.
Cons: The mattress wasn't the most comfortable- quite thin. But it wasn't a terrible sleep.
A stay at The Hostel places you in the heart of Edinburgh, within a 10-minute walk of Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and Princes Street. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Overall 7.2 Good
Based on 1,188 reviews
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With a stay at Argyle Backpackers in Edinburgh (Newington), you'll be steps from The Meadows and 6 minutes by foot from University of Edinburgh. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 1 reviews
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Excellent
8.0
Pros: Private rooms available, rooftop access for good views
Cons: Bathrooms left something to be desired. Towels for rent were cheap and starchy.
A stay at Destiny Student Meadow Court - Campus Accommodation places you in the heart of Edinburgh, steps from The Meadows and 4 minutes by foot from Queen's Hall. Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.
Overall 6.9 Good
Based on 357 reviews
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With a stay at Cowgate Tourist Hostel in Edinburgh (Old Town Edinburgh), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Parliament House and Royal Mile. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Overall 6.6 Good
Based on 12 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Increíble la ubicación, muy limpio y organizado todo!
Excellent
9.4
Pros: La ubicación es genial, esta en el centro de la ciudad, con acceso a todo en menos de 5 minutos
Cons: Las direcciones que indican en la web podrían ser más simples, pero funcionan perfectamente
Overall 4.8 Okay
Based on 3 reviews
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Landmarks in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Castle
- Edinburgh Waverley Station
- The Royal Mile
- Our Dynamic Earth
- National Museum of Scotland
- George Square
- National Library Of Scotland
- National Gallery of Scotland
- National War Museum
- Holyrood Palace
- Festival Theatre
- Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
- Usher Hall
- St Giles' Cathedral
- City Art Centre
- Camera Obscura
- The Hub
- The Meadows
- People's Story Museum
- Witchery Tours